New Mexico’s Sandia Peak ski area closes for season with no snow

Sandia Peak, the 200-acre ski area just outside Albuquerque, announced this week it was closing for the season. With only 32 inches of snow so far this season and a mere 14-inch base, the ski area shuttered operations, marking the first ski resort casualty of the less-than-average snow season. The ski area was only able to open one of its four lifts and and only one run – a beginner run – since opening in early January.
A recording at Sandia Peak’s main number said “if there is significant snowfall, there is a chance we may reopen.” A webcam at the ski area’s base lift shows a lot of dirt.
Recent storms have tracked north of Sandia Peak, helping New Mexico’s northern ski areas like Taos, Angel Fire and Red River. Open Snow is calling for as much as eight inches of fresh snow for Sandia Peak through Wednesday, but it’s unclear if that will be enough.